What Safety In Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel Aboveground?

September 10, 2013|Letter to the editor

Why is storing spent fuel aboveground at Millstone safe?

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid has said, "The proposal to dump nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain theatened the health and safety of Nevadans and people across our nation -- it is simply not a safe or secure site to store nuclear waste for any period of time."

The NRC intended to ship the aboveground containers at Millstone to Yucca Mountain for burial. If it is not safe under Yucca Mountain, how could it be safe aboveground at Millstone?